Leopold staek



L. STARK.

TRIMMNG.

No. 319,142. PWM-,Gamme 2, 1885.

WITNESSBS ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Partnr Ormes.

LEOPOLD STARK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TRIMMING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,142, dated June 2, 1885.

Application filed December 12, 1854. `(No specimens.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD STARK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trimmings, of which the following is a specification.

For the ornamentation of ladies andchildrens garments of all kinds and other articles, the so-called herring-bonestitch77 has been used,which is akind ofembroiderystitch that imparts by simple means a very ornamental appearance to the parts to which it is applied. This herring-bone stitch has been extensively employed for a large number of applications; but as it has to be produced with almost geometrical regularity it required spe cially-skilled hands, so as to produce theimitation of a herring-backbone, from which the stitch has taken its name.

The object of this invention is to furnish a trimming ornamentcd with herring `bone stitches, the trimming forming an article of manufacture lthat is placed on the market in any width, length, and material, so that it can be applied by anybody for producing the desired effect without requiring special skill.

The invention consists of a trimming formed of a foundation of plaitcd fabric, which is fin-V ished with herring-bone stitches of suitable threads or cords.v In theaccompan ying drawings,Figure 1 represents a portion of a ladyfs or childs garment ornamented with my improved trimming. Fig. 2 is a side view of my improved trimming, drawn on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line :n Fig. 2, drawn on a still larger scale, showing the formation ofV ihe stitches; and Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Inmaking my improved trimming a piece of suit-able textile fabric,leather,or other suitable material is cut to the required width, on the bias, and then folded or plaited from the edges inwardly by any approved folding and plaitin' g machine to the required width of the trimming to be produced. The plaited or folded fabric a thus obtained forms the foundation upon which a series of herring-bone stitches, b, of any suitable thread or cord is embroidered, as shown in Fig. 2. The stitches b unite the folded or plaited foundation, so that the folds or plaits cannot open or spread apart. A trimming, A, is thus obtained which is made up in widths varying from oneeghth to two inches and more. The herring-bone stitches are produced either by hand or, when larger quantities of trimmings of a certain size are to be manufactured, on a machine specially constructed for this purpose. As the herringbone stitch is well known to hands versed in embroideringwork, and as the stitch is clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings, its formation does not require special description.

By supplying the market with a proper asi sortment of herring-bonestitch trimmings in different fabrics' and widths they can be used extensively in the manufacture of garments, undergarments, and ladies and childrens articles of allkinds. Avery ornamental trimming is thus furnished, which is ready for instant use, and which can be stitched onto any portion of thcgarment or other article desired to be ornamcnted thereby.

By means of the trimming the application of the herring-bone stitch for ornamenting all kinds of articles is greatly enlarged, and the same placed within the reach of everybody.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patente- A trimming of a folded or plaited foundation of suitable fabric and herring-bone stitches embroidered on the same and passed through the folds thereof, whereby the folded or plaited parts are united to the base part, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEOPOLD STARK.

Vitnesses:

CARL KARP, ERNST W'omvn. 

